San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-15

Police on foot.
Chief Duerler, Of fire department.
City band, In full uniform.
Fire company No. and the steamer
and hose reel, which were beautifully
decorated with flowers.
Fire company No. 2 and their steamer
and hose reel, also decorated with flow
| ers.
Hook and Ladder company hose reel
pany.
Sunset hose company and reel.
| Second ward hose company and reel.
| Mission hose company and reel, with
Master Tom Abbott riding on reel.
Then came the civic part OF pro-
cessiOn, headed by the thirteen mar
| shals, Chief Marshal Ruhrman leading.
Then the grand orchestra, 40 pieces.
Dallas Frohsinn society.
| Galveston Salamander.
Houston LiederkranZ.
Houston Saengerbund.
Austin Maennerchor.
Austin Saengerbund and vocophone
band.
Giddings Gersang verein.
San Antonio Deutscher Maennerchor.
San Antonio Helvetia verein.
San Antonio Frohsinn.
San Antonio Beethoven Maennerohor.
San Antonio Arbeitr verein.
San Antonio Singing and Social Club.
Orators of the day, Messrs. Hanschke
and Waelder In 4-hOrse carriage.
Officers and committees Of the Saen-
gerfest in carriages.
Manager Thebis, and Superintendent
Knox Of the Lone Star brewery, with
their guests, Mr.. Blum Of New York
and a LIGHT reporter, in a four-horse
carriage.
County judge and commissioners in a
carriage.
Advertising wagons.
Sim Harris brass band.
Sim Hart in carriage.
Other advertising wagons.
The route of the procession has been
published. Everywhere along the line
of march the streets and balconies
were crowded with ladies and
gentlemen, and in many in
stances showers of flowers were
scattered on the heads OF the men in line
by fair hands from the balconies, and
the waving Of handkerchief and the
cheers Of encouragement from the ladies
greeted the procession.
On reaching Alamo plaza, the process
sion disbanded after being on the march
just one hour and fifteen minutes.
This afternoon the entire city seems
to have taken possession OF the San
Pedro springs, for gala day. The
stores, for the most part, are closed, and
thousands of visitors are mixing with
the citizens in the celebration OF their
picnic day. The weather is cloudy but
no rain has as yet fallen.
The grand military concert by the
Ssengerfest orchestra is now in progress
and is being rendered as per the follow
Ing programme:
/. EinZug der Caste auf der Wartburg aus
der Oper "Tannr aerser" &C.. Rich. Wagner
2. 0verture-"ODeron".. ......C. M. v. Weber
3. Serenada Espagnola. ...............O MeC-a
4. Humoreske aus Offenbach's Orpheus-
RosenkrlnZ,
PART IL.
5. Overture-"Ray nond' ........A. Thomas
Grafton in German .................R. Hanschke
Grafton in English. Judge JAG. Waelder
Trombone Solo by Herm. Braun. Of Chi.
cago.
I. Recitativ, Cavatine, Miserere ct Aria, a. d.
Op.-"Der TroubadOur" ...............V Verdi
s. Crosse Fantasia aus Meyerbeer's Hugenot-
-; .'''''. Rosenkranz
9. Einletung und Choir des Acts, a. d; Oper
10 f 6ie kiGR w SgpS
Il. Champagner Galopp.. Lumbye
Saengerfest Notes.
UNIFORM DIVISION.
Knights of Pythias had five files Of
tours and four officers In the procession,
and formed very imposing appearance.
Everywhere they were greeted with
high compliments on their appearance
and fine military bearing.
The police did their duty so we'll and
systematically that not single accident
happened, although the streets were 80
terribly crowded.
Sim Harris novelty of boys brass
band and his distribution OF souvenirs,
| caught the popular fancy.
The Lone Star brewery four horse
turn out was much admired.
The discharge OF salutes along the
way by our citizens gave a fourth Of
July sound to the day.
Major Waelder's speech at the springs
this afternoon, in English, and Mr..
Hanschke's in German, were most vocif-
erously appluaded.
| several guests serenaded Mr.. Frank
Rieden and others last night.
The Hook & Ladder truck wss decor
ated with two pretty little girls and two
handsome young men, U. Rische and
Issy Fork.
The mission garden rolling club will
have friendly match with a nine from
Austin tonight.
Some of the marshals are sore and
tired after their mornings ride.
Krisch hall has been decorated in
honor of the Saengerfest, and hoists the
motto "Grues Gott Nit Hallem Klang,
He'll Deutschem Wort und Sang. His
garden has also been converted into q
be-flagged edenic bower.
Marcus Strive has fixed his bath
house and is giving free baths to all the
singers.
Chief Marshal Thurman entertained
his deputies this morning with a fine
champagne dinner. Toasts to the presi-
dent of the Ssengerfest, its officers, to
the fire department, to the singers, and
lastly, but not least, to the ladies, re-
sponded to by Mr.. Geo. BartholomaIe,
the Little JOKER" who paid a fine
tribute to the ladies and the prominent
part they took in the Saengerfest.
The street cars going to the springs
are crowded with Sengerfest oele6rants.
Wherever you went this morning, you
could find large crowds of singers and
hear their merry songs.
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